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Question for the room: what should the West be doing here?

• deleted 3y ago
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• icegreentea2 3y ago
  In the context of 'sudden collapse of Russia' in general? Probably just make sure back channels to whoever has control/custody of Russia's nukes are available. The west's primary goal should be ensuring the safety, security, and non-use of Russia's nuclear (and whatever WMD) arsenal in the event of collapse. Beyond that, I don't think there's a lot the west can actually do? Attaching western support to any one would probably completely de-legitimize them as an immediate post collapse player.
• LinuxBender 3y ago
  I can't presume to say what anyone should be doing but I would expect some oil companies to be lining up, ready to get in there before the existing lines freeze up in the permafrost should the pumps stop.
• tomatotomato37 3y ago
  I would imagine mainly containment; make sure the collapse of Russia stays in Russia and that you don't end up with black market tanks in Poland or a warlord seizing mines in Kazakhstan.
  • rasz 3y ago
    >black market tanks in Poland Why would that be a problem? plenty of museums to take them in, might get handy like last year when we sent >300 modernized tanks to UA. > or a warlord seizing mines in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is independent for over 30 years now
• maximinus_thrax 3y ago
  Same thing they did when the USSR collapsed. Basically, make sure the nukes don't end up in the hands of a bigger monster or they're not sold to rogue states/organizations. Something like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunn%E2%80%93Lugar_Cooperative_Threat_Reduction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunn%E2%80%93Lugar_Cooperative...